Contents Joy in the Lord. — Self-Conquest: Self-Control. — The Beatitudes 3. Introduction 6 Table of Movable Feasts 36 Holy-Days of Obligation 37 Church Law of Abstinence and Fast 37 PART I Reflections 1. — The Quest of Happiness: "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God* with thy whole heart" 41 2. — Charity. The Greatest Thing in the World 42 3. — Fraternal Charity 44 4. — The Spectrum of Charity 46 5. — Be Indulgent 47 6. — Be of Good Cheer 48 7. — Don't Worry 49 8. — One Little Secret of a Happy Life 51 9. — Abandonment 52 10. — Holy Indifference: Self-immolation 53 11. — The Saved and Lost 55 12. — Lord, Are There Few Saved ? 60 13. — Forgive Us Our Trespasses as We Forgive Those Who Trespass Against Us 61 14. — Kindness 62 15. — Thoughts from Father Faber on Kindness 65 16. — Seek the Things Above 72 17. — What Is It That Secures Happiness in a Home? 73 18. — The Power of a Smile 74 19. — A New Virtue 74 20. — Faith and Humor 76 21. — Peace Is Happiness 82 22. — Happiness in Suffering 84 23. — The Practice of Charity 88 24. — The Highest Pleasures 89 25. — Don't Go to Heaven Alone I 89 26. — Let Us Go About Doing Good 89 27. — The Love of God 90 28. — Character 90 29. — A Young Man and His. Beads 90 30. — What Flowers Indicate 91 31. — Pictures in a Home 91 32. — Be at Peace 92 33. — Trust in God 92 34. — Be Affable Always 93 35. — Enthusiasm 93 36. — In the Home 94 37. — Promote Happiness in Your Homes 94 38. — A Sunshiny Disposition 95 39. — The Blessing of Pain and Grief 95 40. — The Path of Sorrow 96 41. — Job's Comforters 96 42. — Peace 97 43. — Heart and Face 97 44. — Reading, a Molder of Character 98 45. — Faults of Those We Love 99 46. — Little Kindnesses 100 47. — The Power of Silence 100 48. — The Title of Our Lady 100 49. — The Gentle Saint 101 50. — St. Joseph, the Patron of Those Who Love the Sacred Heart of Jesus 103 51. — The Guardian Angels 103 52. — Exercise Your Charity in Behalf of the Poor Souls in Purgatory 104 53. — By Prayer and Almsdeeds 105 54. — It Is Sure to Come 105 55. — Keep Your Eye on Heaven. 106 56. — Use Your Gentlest Voice at Home 106 57. — Do It Now 107 58. — Frankness, Prudence, Simplicity 108 59. — By Trying We Learn 109 60. — For His Glory 110 61. — Guard of Chastity 110 62. — Holy Communion 111 63. — Christ in the Eucharist 114 64. — Salute Your Lord in the Blessed Sacrament 115 65. — What Mass Is 116 66. — Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament 117 67. — Visits to Jesus in the Tabernacle 120 68. — Daily Attendance at Mass 122 69. — Practical Suggestions for Fostering Devotion to the Most Blessed Sacrament 124 70. — The Sacred Heart 127 71. — A Good Old Custom of the Servants of God 128 72. — The Habit of Prayer 129 73. — Morning Prayer 129 74. — Evening Prayer 130 75. — Mental Prayer 132 76. — Prayers for Meditation 139 77. — Vocal Prayer 141 78. — Ejaculatory Prayers 147 79. — The Apostleship of Prayer 148 80. — Continual Prayer 152 81. — Presence of God 154 82. — Happiness in Goodness 155 83. — Success 157 84. — Why Deny Myself ? — Worth While Now 159 85. — Sanctify the Day 162 86. — Sanctify the Week 163 87. — Sanctify the Month 164 88. — Gems of the Months 166 89. — Reflections on the Gems of the Months and Their Significance 167 90. — Self-Restraint 174 91. — A Good Scrap-Book 175 92. — Read the Lives of the Saints 175 93. — Be Careful in the Choice of Your Books and Magazines.. 176 94. — The Imitation of Christ 181 95. — Advantages of a Rule of Life 193 96. — A Rule of Life 195 97. — Death 201 98. — Heaven 202 PART II Prayers and Devotions Evening Prayer Aspirations 207 Act of Adoration and Thanksgiving 207 Act of Faith 207 Act of Hope 207 Act of Love 208 Act of Supplication 208 Act of Contrition 208 Act of Consecration 208 Offering 208 Indulgenced Aspirations and Prayers 209 Morning Offering of the Apostleship of Prayer 211 Evening Prayer Aspirations 212 Act of Adoration 212 Instructions for Examination of Conscience 212 Act of Contrition 212 Act of Love 213 Indulgenced Aspirations 213 The Memorare 213 Indulgenced Ejaculations 214 The De Profundis 215 Prayers During the Day Before and After Meals 218 Act of Faiths 218 Act of Hope 219 Act of Love 219 The Angelus 220 The Regina Coeli 221 The Salve Regina 222 The Sub Tuum Presidium 223 The Lord's Prayer 224 The Hail Mary. 224 The Apostles' Creed 224 Prayer before Meditation, Study, or Spiritual Reading 225 Prayer to the Holy Ghost 225 Prayer after Meditation 226 The Anima Christi 227 The Suscipe 227 St. Thomas Aquinas' Prayer Before a Crucifix 228 Indulgences for Reading the Holy Bible 228 Indulgence for Mental Prayer 229 St. Teresa's Book-Mark 229 Prayer before any Good Work 229 The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass Mass the Sacrifice of the New Law 231 The Four Great Ends of Mass 231 Important Comment 233 Prayers at Holy Mass 235 Mass in Honor of the Passion of Our Lord and the Sorrows of Our Lady 274 The Ordinary of the Mass, with the Proper Parts from the Mass to Beg the Grace of a Happy Death 304 The Eucharistic Rosary, Suitable for Holy Mass and the Hour of Adoration 334 Devotions for Confession Before Confession 344 Examination of Conscience 345 After the Examination 349 Considerations to Excite True Contrition 350 Act of Contrition 351 Thanksgiving after Confession 354 Devotions for Communion Holy Mass on Communion Days 358 Indulgenced Prayer before a Crucifix 376 Pere Eymard on Holy Communion 377 Various Exercises for Communion 379 Short Acts, Prayers, and Reflections Before and After Communion 380 Litany for Holy Communion 391 Another Exercise of Devotion for Communion 395 Third Exercise of Devotion for Communion 424 Prayers after Communion 426 Act of Petition 432 Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament Prayers at Benediction 434 O Salutaris Hostia 435 Tantum Ergo Sacramcntum 436 At the Blessing 437 Act of Reparation for Profane Language 437 Te Deum Laudamus 438 The Stations of the Cross Preparatory Prayer . 442 Prayers before and after Each Station 442 Stabat Mater (English and Latin) 455 Litanies Litany of the Most Holy Name of Jesus 460 Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus 463 Litany of the Blessed Virgin 465 Litany of the Saints 468 Litany of the Blessed Sacrament 475 Litany of the Passion 478 Litany of St. Joseph 688 General Devotions THE HOLY TRINITY: ONE GOD 483 Prayers at Beginning and End of Year 483 Canticle of the Seraphim 484 Prayer for Sunday to the Blessed Trinity 484 Aspiration 485 THE HOLY GHOST 486 Hymn to the Holy Ghost 486 Sequence of the Holy Ghost 487 Novena to the Holy Ghost 400 Prayer to the Holy Spirit for the Church 491 Short Indulgenced Prayer to the Holy Ghost 491 Prayer for the Feast of Pentecost 492 Offering to the Holy Ghost 493 OUR DIVINE LORD 494 Act of Adoration, Thanksgiving, Reparation, and Supplication 494 Prayer for a Visit to the Blessed' Sacrament 495 Prayer of St. Alphonsus Liguori for a Visit to the Blessed Sacrament 497 Pious Ejaculations 499 Act of Faith. 499 Act of Hope and Confidence in God 500 Act of Charity 502 Indulgenced Acts (Adoration and Thanksgiving) 502 Tantum Ergo 504 Act of Reparation to the Blessed Sacrament 505 Morning Prayer to the Blessed Sacrament 507 Evening Prayer to the Blessed Sacrament 507 Petition for the Holy Souls in Purgatory 508 Spiritual Communion (St. Alphonsus Liguori) 509 Another Prayer for Spiritual Communion 510 Petitions 511 Prayer to the Eucharistic Jesus 512 Indulgenced Devotions to Blessed Sacrament 512 Indulgenced Chaplet of the Sacred Heart 513 Offering to the Sacred Heart of Jesus 516 Act of Reparation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus 517 Consecration and Reparation to Sacred Heart 518

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